Cited by 226Plant Micronutrient Interactions and EffectsHeavy metals in environmentTrace Elements in Health

Zinc in soil-plant-human system: A data-analysis review

Natasha, Natasha, Shahid, Muhammad, Bibi, Irshad, Iqbal, Jibran, Khalid, Sana, Murtaza, Behzad, Bakhat, Hafiz Faiq, Farooq, Abu Bakr Umer +4 more·2022·Science of The Total Environment

Abstract

Zinc (Zn) plays an important role in the physiology and biochemistry of plants due to its established essentiality and toxicity for living beings at certain Zn concentration i.e., deficient or toxic over the optimum range. Being a vital cofactor of important enzymes, Zn participates in plant metabolic processes therefore, alters the biophysicochemical processes mediated by Zn-related enzymes/proteins. Excess Zn can provoke oxidative damage by enhancing the levels of reactive radicals. Hence, it is imperative to monitor Zn levels and associated biophysicochemical roles, essential or toxic, in the soil-plant interactions. This data-analysis review has critically summarized the recent literature of (i) Zn mobility/phytoavailability in soil (ii) molecular understanding of Zn phytouptake, (iii) uptake and distribution in the plants, (iv) essential roles in plants, (v) phyto-deficiency and phytotoxicity, (vi) detoxification processes to scavenge Zn phytotoxicity inside plants, and (vii) associated health hazards. The review especially compares the essential, deficient and toxic roles of Zn in biophysicochemical and detoxification processes inside the plants. To conclude, this review recommends some Zn-related research perspectives. Overall, this review reveals a thorough representation of Zn bio-geo-physicochemical interactions in soil-plant system using recent data.

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  • Few populations of N. caerulescens show minor symptoms upon accumulating Cd up to 4000 mg kg-1 dry weight and 30,000-40,000 mg kg-1 dry weight of Zn.

    “Few populations of N. caerulescens show minor symptoms upon accumulating Cd up to 4000 mg kg-1 dry weight and 30,000–40,000 mg kg-1 dry weight of Zn (Shen et al., 1997; Ebbs et al., 2002; Natasha et al., 2022).”

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Natasha, N., Shahid, M., Bibi, I., Iqbal, J., Khalid, S., Murtaza, B., Bakhat, H. F., Farooq, A. B. U., Amjad, M., Hammad, H. M., Niazi, N. K., & Arshad, M.
Affiliations
  • COMSATS University Islamabad (PK)
  • University of Agriculture Faisalabad (PK)
  • Zayed University (AE)
  • Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture (PK)
  • National University of Sciences and Technology (PK)
Corresponding author
Shahid, Muhammad
Venue
Science of The Total Environment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-02
Volume
808
Pages
152024
ISSN
0048-9697 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4200395517
Cited by
226
References
145
Citations by year
2026: 36 · 2025: 55 · 2024: 61 · 2023: 50 · 2022: 24
FWCI
3.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Science of The Total Environment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Trace Elements in Health
Keywords
zinc, zinc deficiency, zinc detoxification, oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species, zinc metalloenzyme, human health hazards, biogeochemical interactions
MeSH terms
Plants, Soil, Soil Pollutants, Zinc, Oxidative Stress

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